Range



W. A. BUSIEK April 29, 1930.

RANGE Filed March 25, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet /A/VA/TOR:

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Patentedl Apr. 29,

- L WILLIAM n.Y BUsIEK, OF'BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS Vnaiven f Application led March25, 1927, 'Serial No.` 178,313.

The object of my device is'to devise a range f voven frame and door hingedlyfsecured thereto. .A further object is to make a range door having concealed hinges, that is to say, hinges I that' are not visible from the outside and front of the range. A still urtherobject is to hingedly secure a range door to its frame so that when Vthe door is in its closed position,

there will be no appreciable space or opening between the hinge side of the door and the contiguous frame portion.

A still further object is to make a device of the character described so that when the door is secured to the hinge element, the hinge element will not become disengaged. Stating it negatively, in assembling the door and frame, the securing of the door to vthevhinge element secures the hinge element vrin' the frame preventing its dislodgement when in use. A further object is to f design lthe oven door so that although, it comes in practical contact with the frame, it is not-in actual contact therewith, so that-thel enameled portion of the .door does not come in` .contact with the metal portion of the frame. This is important because it prevents the chipping of the enamel, which chipping may commence in a lconcealed place but A when once commenced will continue toa visiblel place. I'v

have provided specialme'ans for securing the door to the hingeelement so that there canY be no relative movement between the hinged element and the door. My device is so con;- f

t structed that when the door is in its open position, that is, in -a horizontal plane, it is in theV same plane with the bottom ot the oven, thereby acilitatingthe movement of cooking kutensils from the door into Vthe oven.v By the construction that I have devised, the door may be held in any position automatically. Y

assembledafter the enameling by the simple insertion of the hinge element into the'frame element.

position.

va partially'open position. Fig. 5

'in practical contact with the flange 14 that the door or frame 'y extending externally out- ,s

rect-an ularo enin s 14a. Thehinof' m My device Vis made of few and simple parts?v g p g be ele 'ent that lend themselves readily to multiple pro-- duction and can be cheaply made, easily assembled, and easily takenapart for repairs. By the use of my device the kdoor and framev maybe enameled separately, thetwo being- 'ini the, holes.'y Ahole 20'4 istapped in each and the'securingof the door, tothe hingel A v ofthe cylindricalprojections18. Numeral VVith these and other objects in view, my invention has relation' to certain novel. features of construction and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully de scribed, pointed out in the claims and illustrated in the drawing, in which Fig. lisa front elevation of the front frameof an oven, showing the door in closed p.

Fig. 2`is a rear elevation 6o shownin Fig.V 1. Y

f Fig. 3 is afsectional elevation ontheline 3--73 of Fig.V l. Fig. 4 is a sectional elevationV ofthe frame and door showing the door in a per-Y specti-ve view of the' hinge elementfFig. 6 is afperspective'view ofone corner of thc' of Ythe f 'structure frame into which the hinge element fits. Fig.'`

and Fig. 9 is a sectional elevation on the line Y Numeral 1 0 designates the frame, numeral 11 the door, -having the handle 12. The frame 10, has the langes 14 formed integra] therewith, the thickness of the frame being. such that Vwhenfthe door 11 is positioned therein and its outer rectangular edges are' the door and theouter surfaceof the frame will be Vflush with each other. There will -be'no protuberances either on wardly. In the right and left hand lower corners of the frame, the lange's14 are cut away, leaving` the rectangular openings 144 best shown in Fig. 6. y The ends of the hingel t elementare of such size as to itinto these is inserted into the' frame from'the rear so i thatthe shank 16 is positioned against the outside face of the `flangeV 14. In `the 'shankV v 11fare formed the cylindrical projectionslS.-

The door 11 yisse'z'ured to the hinge element by Yinserting the cylindrical projections l18 19 designates a bolt that is passed through the holes 17 in threaded engagement in the holes 20. The head of the bolt 19 is larger than Vthe hole 17 A slot is cut in the head of the bolt 19 so that a screw-driver may be used to secure the bolt head tightly against the shank 16 of the hinge element around the holes 1 7.. It will be seen therefore that in order to secure or detach the door from the hinge element that it is only necessary to secure'or detach the two bolts 19. Zhen the'door'is attached to the hinge element, it ,will be seenV that it will not be possible to remove the dooif from the frame. An evenpositive predetermined rotation of the hinge elementV in'the frame is secured by means of thel conformation-ofthe ends and the conformation ofthe frame in and around the two lower cornersbelow .and opposite the rectangularV slots 14@ cut, in the flange 1e at these points. 4At these points in the frame elementis formed integral the cavity 21'Which cavity has the formation of the Vsegment. of. a cylinderl withA the recess 22 at its bottom whichl'ed-gejQQ acts as a support for'the: hingev element, as will be subsequently described. The Aen ds of thel hin-geelement. are formed. witha-curved Vsurface, which when the hinge element is` vCn the frame adjacent the corners iniwhi'chl hence the udoor-l1 in anyposition toA whichf e VVhatI claim and mean f tersV Patent is:

1. An ovenframe, an oven door, a connpositionin the frame 10 is inrotatingfrictional engagement inc the slot 1.4i. Numeral 24 designates aheadformed on the ends at the end off' the curved surface 23, as clearly` shown in the drawing. 'lhepurposev ofthe head 24. is to'limitA the, rotation of the hingey element to athorizontal plane. r.ElieV outer., sui:- face ofthe head1 24 presents a curvedqsur-face the ends rotate are formed. projections 26 to which are securedateach corner a leafispring.

2T, the free end-'ofcwliichlis in slidingengagef ment on the surface offthe head 224i, The leaf spring' holds the hinged. element and' the door is nioved Y 241 designates a curved surface terminating iii-'bearing edgel' to rest-on ledge 22.

to secure by'Leb ceal'ed hinge element: hav-ing end sincluding curved surfacesV terminating ina bea-ringedge, said element secured tothe door'for'ro'- tation within lthe fra-me, securingm-eans com:

r prising cylindrical proj ectionssecuredto `tht-5 inner lower face of .saidv door, saidfiprojgef'-, tions being'positioned in` holes,y whichA holesare formed in said hinge element', 'andlbolt's forinedlin'said cylindrical projections,

2.v In combination. with` afframe having a rectangular opening a door,. a'4 hinge element secured to the door forfiotation within the` frame,..th e, ends ofthe hingeelmel beingc'urved for rota-,tion through` said. opening, a..

positioned in threaded engagement in holes. i 

